Chapter 47 Section Thirteen

Also at that wedding, Duan Fei once felt dazzled. She seemed to see Meng Xu, but she didn't seem to see it—the figure was just a flash, so she was not sure if it was Meng Xu.She was even a little scared, afraid that she still had feelings for Meng Xu in her heart, because if it wasn't for this reason, why would she think of him in such a festive and lively occasion? Duan Fei didn't know, but she was right, that person was indeed Meng Xu. Of course Meng Xu didn't come to attend Xu Shen and Du Yibei's wedding, he came here to find Cao Fang - not long ago he asked Ding Muqian to find a job for Cao Fang, Ding Muqian asked Cao Fang to learn tourism management, and then Ask a friend to introduce her to this senior club to do service work.It is said to be service, but because the guests who come and go are mainly from the political and cultural circles, the requirements for waiters are much higher than those of any hotel, so the salary is also much higher.From Meng Xu's point of view, the biggest advantage here is that it provides staff accommodation, so Cao Fang doesn't have to walk around with Duan Fei's virtuousness and Wu Xiaobing's smile every day under his nose.

But after Cao Fang left, he started to have a fever again. He didn't know what happened to him recently. His physical fitness was very poor. He had several fevers in one winter and often had diarrhea. He lost at least ten catties.He himself took traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine, but his body temperature continued to rise repeatedly. In the end, there was nothing he could do, so he went to the hospital he hadn't been to for many years, planning to get an injection.It also coincided with this time when H1N1 was raging, so he took a blood test - but no one expected that after the antibody test, the final conclusion was that he was HIV positive!

HIV... When this term hit Meng Xu's eyes, he didn't react for a moment. He instinctively asked himself: what does this mean? He couldn't believe what he heard... AIDS, that is, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, it destroys the lymphatic tissue of the human body in large quantities, destroys the immune balance of the human body, makes the human body infected with other diseases due to low resistance, and eventually leads to various compound diseases. Infected and died. He asked the doctor almost tremblingly, "Should AIDS have a long incubation period?" The doctor replied: "Some months, some more than ten years, it's hard to say."

It is a very vague answer, but it is also very rigorous.When he said this, the doctor's eyes were calm and sharp, without any emotional color - no contempt, no sympathy, only nonchalant, perhaps a little indifferent. Meng Xu stared blankly at the doctor's face, and his first reaction was: What should Duan Fei do?What about Wu Xiaobing?Twelve years... What have I done? But he racked his brains and scratched his stomach, all he could think of was a night of indulgence in Peach Blossom Valley one day - but that day was less than half a year ago, could he get sick so soon?As for Duan Fei, Wu Xiaobing, and the girl who met once, who is the source of the infection, and who can be spared?

Meng Yang left the hospital in desperation all the way. He didn't know who else he could turn to to discuss this kind of matter, and he didn't know how to inform Duan Fei and Wu Xiaobing to go to the hospital for an examination. He almost wandered into Cao Fang's work place like a wandering ghost. Perhaps it was precisely because of this kind of trance that he ignored the festive red guide sign at the entrance of the clubhouse, and ignored the words "Bride Xu Xin" on it. But he didn't wait for Cao Fang—because of the wedding, all the staff were extremely busy.Cao Fang sent him a text message back, saying that she would go to his place after get off work later, and she had to think about what to eat first, so she bought a few dishes from the clubhouse and brought them there.Her tone sounded like a wife who had been with her for many years...but now. The word 'wife' can only intensify Meng Xu's sense of fear. At this moment, he doesn't know what else he can do, and who else can he rely on?

That day, Meng Xu did not go home. Cao Fang didn't wait for Meng Xu's text message, so she bought vegetables and went to Meng Xu's house, but the house was dark and there was no one there.She wondered, she made several calls to Meng Xu, but no one answered. She was a little anxious and scared, and wanted to call the police, but Meng Yang, a big man, wouldn't get lost, right?As for kidnapping, robbery, and murder... Cao Fang thought about it with trepidation, and finally felt that it seemed impossible. She just waited at Meng Xu's house all night, but no one came back, so she had to return a note and go to work. She thought that nothing would happen to Meng Xu, and she hadn't had time to tell him why she was so willing to join him, Helping him with housework is because he is like a god in this village when he came so often, making her, a girl six or seven years younger than him, look up to admiration, and rejoice every time she approaches.

She hasn't said anything yet, how can he disappear from her life? Meng Xu really wanted to disappear that night—standing by the wide river, he looked at the rushing river below, wondering if he would die and it would be over once and for all? But he didn't dare. He admits that he is a coward, that he didn't realize that suicide is actually a matter of courage until it is time to face death.Because disease is just a slow wear away of life, but suicide is the end that comes quickly-would you feel terrible if you knew that your life would end in the next second? He would rather choose to spend it day by day, until his body functions completely collapsed, and he had to leave this colorful world.

He just sat by the river all night. The question he pondered over and over throughout the night was: How on earth should he tell Duan Fei and Wu Xiaobing about this?Can I keep silent?If I keep silent, will Duan Fei, Wu Xiaobing and even more people be hurt?If I tell everything honestly, what should I do in the face of social public opinion and moral pressure that will follow if the incident is revealed? Meng Xu felt that his life was completely messed up. After dawn, Meng Xu walked to the door of Duan Fei's house like a ghost.It was also a coincidence that as soon as she stood still, she saw Duan Fei walking from the direction of the cafeteria carrying a bag of soy milk. The moment she saw him, she still couldn't believe her eyes and asked, "Meng Xu?"

Meng Xu nodded stiffly, and Duan Fei was surprised: "Why is it so late? Guoguo just came back from my mother's house yesterday, and she hasn't woken up yet." "I just glanced at her, just one glance." Meng Xu stammered a little rarely, he didn't know what to say, and he wasn't sure if he would infect Guo with the bacteria when he entered Duan Fei's house. As a result, he hesitated, hesitated, took a step, but then retracted. Duan Fei looked at Meng Xu's appearance, frowned slightly, stopped and asked, "Meng Xu, what's on your mind?"

Startled, Meng Xu raised his head and looked at Duan Fei, only to see that her eyes were full of searching, Meng Xu sighed deeply, he had to admit that a husband and wife are always kind.Perhaps there is no woman in this world who can tell what he is thinking just by looking at him like Duan Fei. Seeing that Meng Xu didn't speak, Duan Fei didn't force him, but just greeted him: "Come on, let's have breakfast together." Meng Xu followed Duan Fei up the stairs and into the house step by step. He hesitated when changing his shoes, but he walked into the house with only socks on.

Duan Fei felt strange and asked, "Aren't you wearing slippers?" Meng Xu said vaguely: "I have athlete's foot, don't infect you." Duan Fei was even more puzzled: "When did you have athlete's foot? Didn't you not have it before?" "It was the past," Meng Xu turned his head to look in the bedroom, "Is Guoguo awake?" "I'm going to dress her right now." Duan Fei said as he walked towards the back room, and in the middle he turned around and asked, "Why did you lose so much weight?" Meng Xu felt warm in his heart, but sank again in an instant, before answering after a pause: "I've always had a fever a while ago, and I'm not in good health." "Then you have to go to the hospital. Having a fever all the time is not a good thing." Duan Fei said while sitting beside the bed and dressing Guoguo. Meng Xu stood at the door of the bedroom, looked at the sleepy Guoguo, opened his mouth a few times, but still couldn't speak.It wasn't until Duan Fei carried Guoguo out of bed, washed her face, braided her hair, and brought her to the dining table to start eating, that Meng Xu finally mustered up his courage and said, "I have something to tell you." "What?" Duan Fei felt that Meng Xu was really strange today. She looked into his eyes and didn't know what he was going to say. "Can we go to the kitchen and talk about it?" Meng Xu looked at Guoguo in embarrassment. He didn't know how strong a child's memory and retelling ability would be. He couldn't take risks and let a child know "AIDS" before He Wu had already heard this word when she was a child, and even knew that this word was related to her father. Duan Fei glanced at Meng Xu and nodded, "Okay." She stood up and walked into the kitchen. After Meng Xu came in, she delivered it to the door, and then she asked, "What's wrong?" "Fei Fei," Meng Xu called her jerky, which made them feel a little weird to each other, until Meng Xu finally summoned up the courage to say, "I have AIDS." "What?!" Duan Fei's eyes widened in an instant. "You'd better go check it out too," Meng Xu said with more difficulty, "I'm sorry." "When did it happen? What have you been doing?" Duan Fei felt a little unsteady, and his voice began to tremble. "I didn't do anything..." Meng Xu felt guilty when he said this, but he did remember that he only dated Wu Xiaobing before he divorced Duan Fei, and Wu Xiaobing was still a virgin when he met him, according to his inference , Duan Fei should not be implicated. But after all, he didn't dare to guarantee it, so he could only mutter: "You should not be infected, but it's safer to go for a checkup." After saying this, he almost ran away from Duan Fei's house, not even having the courage to look at Duan Feiran's expression again.It was only when the door of Duan Fei's house closed behind him that he turned his head to look at Guo Guo who was concentrating on eating breakfast - he knew that this might be the last time he saw his daughter. It was not until the door of the house was closed that Duan Fei finally recovered from the huge shock. She looked at Guoguo dully, and her first reaction was to rush to the living room and pick up the phone to dial Jiang Yueyang's number. When Jiang Yueyang's voice finally reached Duan Fei's ears, her tears flowed out immediately.She didn't know how to speak, so she could only cry. Jiang Yueyang heard Duan Fei's cry, and the remaining drowsiness was frightened away, so he hurriedly asked: "What happened?" "What should I do? What do you think I should do?" Duan Fei was crying upside down and didn't know what to say. Guoguo was surprised to see her mother crying, and after a few seconds, she started to cry too. Suddenly, Fei's family was in chaos. Jiang Yueyang was terrified, so he could only ask: "Are you at home? Then don't move, just wait for me at home, and I will go over right away." After speaking, without washing his face, he put on his coat and drove to Duan Fei's house. It was only after he left the house that he realized that he even forgot to put on his sweater. Fortunately, there were few people in the morning, so Jiang Yueyang drove all the way to Duan Fei's house, rushed upstairs, took out the key that Duan Fei had given him before, and opened the door.Jiang Yueyang was startled, he hurriedly supported her and asked, "What's the matter?" "Meng Xu has AIDS." Duan Fei finally cleared his mind, hugged Jiang Yueyang tightly, raised his head and asked him, "Is there anything wrong with me?" Jiang Yueyang gasped, but luckily men are more sober than women, he quickly helped Duan Fei steady and said: "Don't be nervous, let's go to the hospital, and you can tell me what's going on on the way. Guoguo will entrust it to you first." Leader, fortunately, you are on winter vacation, and there are people in every family." Duan Fei had long since lost his mind, no matter what Jiang Yueyang said, he would nod.So Jiang Yueyang coaxed Guoguo well, found another reason to entrust her to the neighbors, and then took Duan Fei straight to the hospital! While waiting for the result, Duan Fei was in a bad mood. Jiang Yueyang could only hug her tightly, he tried to talk to her about other topics, but she was in a trance and couldn't listen to anything. Jiang Yueyang really had no choice but to shake Duan Fei hard, and when her eyes finally focused on his face, he said: "Duan Fei, listen to me." Duan Fei's eyes were full of fear, not even angry. Jiang Yueyang's heart tightened, he held Duan Fei's shoulders hard, and said word by word: "Listen, no matter what happens, we will get married, the sooner the better!" Duan Fei's eyes widened in an instant. "I'm not joking, I'm serious, let's get married!" Jiang Yueyang looked serious. Duan Fei finally came back to his senses, and asked with trembling lips, "Are you crazy?" "I'm not crazy, I'm normal." When Jiang Yueyang hugged Duan Fei into his arms, he no longer cared whether they were sitting in the corridor, but gently kissed Duan Fei's cheek and ear, and said gently: "Duan Fei, you Listen well, let me say it again, I want to marry you, no matter what happens, I will marry you. Besides, good people get rewarded, and you will be fine. God pity us that this road is not easy, and we will definitely let us achieve a positive result Yes. Don't be afraid, with me by your side, there is nothing to be afraid of..." Duan Fei closed his eyes, tears streaming down Jiang Yueyang's shoulders. Later, Duan Fei couldn't remember how he got through the time waiting for the result. She only remembered that when the doctor said that the test was negative, she almost collapsed in Jiang Yueyang's arms. It was also from that moment that she vowed to persevere to the end - no matter what difficulties and obstacles there were ahead, she would accompany Jiang Yueyang to persevere to the end.Even if she missed the opportunity to marry someone else because of this, even if she really missed the childbearing age, she would admit it! Because this man was the first thing she thought of when she was in the most difficult time, because he was willing to bet on the happiness of the rest of her life, just to support her and stay with her. At that time, neither Jiang Yueyang nor Duan Fei expected that a huge turning point would fall from the sky—at this moment, Jiang Yueyang's mother fell ill! This was really unexpected - although it was Duan Fei's mother who threatened the child with a heart attack every day, it was Jiang Yueyang's mother who really fell ill, and the illness was not serious, it was acute myocardial infarction.Thanks to Jiang Yueyang's father who is keen on studying health care books on weekdays, he took effective measures in the first time, kept his wife awake, and sent him to the hospital in a timely manner, so that more dangerous incidents were avoided. .But hospitalization is unavoidable, so under Jiang Yueyang's arrangement, Duan Fei had the opportunity to undertake half of the responsibilities of accompanying the bed. Of course, Jiang Yueyang's parents didn't agree with Duan Fei's bed with him at the beginning, but they only had one son, Jiang Yueyang, and Jiang Yueyang just happened to join the provincial party committee organization as a "deputy director-level cadre under the age of 35 in a provincial university". If he passes the unified examination of the Ministry of Education, he will go to a party and government agency in a prefecture-level city just like his senior brother Guan Tong once walked, from a university administrator to a government official.Of course, such an opportunity may not catch everyone's eyes, but for Jiang Yueyang, who has been working as a student for many years, this is a great challenge and a good platform.Therefore, when Jiang Yueyang proposed that he should go home to study, his parents couldn't say anything against him.But what they don't know is that in Jiang Yueyang's heart, apart from wanting to have a better future, this exam has another meaning - only by leaving the Art Academy completely can he truly avoid the possibility of marrying Duan Fei. All gossip and gossip to face. So, he thought, he must pass the exam. Of course, we must also make good use of this opportunity to present the best comment Duan Fei in front of his parents. So, before Jiang Yueyang went home to review, he called Duan Fei aside and told him repeatedly: No matter what mom says, just listen to it for now, if it is difficult to listen to, just turn around and ask Jiang Yueyang to settle the score, but don't If you make the old man angry, no matter what conditions Mom puts forward, just listen to it, don't agree, remember to keep in touch with him at any time, discuss it with everyone, and don't make up your own mind; no matter what Mom wants to eat or drink, as long as the doctor allows it Within the range, try to be satisfied, if you can't buy it yourself, call him, and he will be ready to deliver it; as for Guoguo, Duan Fei doesn't have to worry, even if he is under the pressure of Duan Fei's parents, he will I went to visit Guoguo. After all, I don’t want to hit the smiling person with my hand. He, Jiang Yueyang, laughed a lot. I believe that Duan Fei’s parents will always be moved... Seeing Jiang Yueyang’s serious expression when he spoke, Duan Fei suddenly felt sad and distressed. stand up. She suddenly thought, since they fell in love, it seems that Jiang Yueyang has taken care of her more. All she can do is prepare an extra set of bowls and chopsticks for dinner, and prepare gifts for the old man when he comes home... In fact, there are no details, It was Jiang Yueyang who accommodated her more. Even a while ago, when she was actually tired and wanted to compromise, he still refused to give up at all, and was still trying to find a way to solve the problem.How could such a man not be worth her betting the rest of her life? Duan Fei once again vowed in her heart: she must fight to the death with Jiang Yueyang, and she must work hard to win this battle together! In this way, Duan Fei started his daily bed companion life without any complaints or regrets: patients with myocardial infarction needed a light diet, so Duan Fei went home every morning to make porridge and side dishes, and sent them to the hospital at noon, and changed Dad Jiang's shift by the way.The side dishes are very delicious, and there are no repeats seven days a week. Jiang Ma eats it in her mouth. Although she doesn't say anything, she must admit that this girl is really virtuous. But the most rare thing is Duan Fei's diligence: when Jiang Ma raised her head, she knew whether Jiang Ma wanted phlegm or water; when Jiang Ma glanced at the TV, Duan Fei brought the remote control over; Falling asleep, Duan Fei specifically asked the nurse to be gentler when pulling out the needle, so Jiang Ma didn't wake up after pulling out the needle... As for things like washing clothes, washing towels, pouring hot water, making soup... Too much, in Duan Fei's view, it was just out of the habit of taking care of his parents and daughter for many years, but Jiang Ma saw it and gradually softened it. Once she even sighed: "Teacher Duan, you don't seem to be younger than Yue Yang at all...he is not as sensible as you." Duan Fei was taken aback, then smiled and replied: "My mother also suffers from heart disease. All these years, our whole family followed her to become a doctor after a long illness." Jiang Ma shook her head: "It's not all about this, if you are a careful person, you can tell at a glance." Duan Fei didn't speak, but still smiled, turned around and went out to fetch hot water.Jiang Ma looked at Duan Fei's back, thoughtful. But what was unexpected in the end was that the person who really helped Duan Fei and Jiang Yueyang was Duan Fei's mother—because Guoguo was arguing to see her mother, Duan Fei's mother couldn't hold back her granddaughter, so she had to take her to the hospital.I wanted to meet Duan Fei at the door, and continue to persuade Duan Fei to go home for a blind date, but I didn't expect Jiang Yueyang's mother to follow along. As a result, the old people on both sides stood face to face for the first time. According to Duan Fei's later description, that scene was no less than the handshake of great men when the Kuomintang and the Communist Party cooperated—there were estrangements and suspicions, but they still looked harmonious.Out of politeness, Jiang Yueyang's mother invited Duan Fei's mother to sit in the house and drink some water; Duan Fei's mother thought that although her daughter was divorced, there was nothing to be ashamed of, so she had to show her aura and be generous. So that he would not be looked down upon by others, so he took advantage of the opportunity and agreed to the other party's invitation.So the two old ladies sat and chatted together, and Duan Fei was sent outside the ward to go shopping with Guoguo. For about an hour, Duan Fei wandered around restlessly and uneasy.Looking at his watch, it was finally four o'clock in the afternoon. It is estimated that Jiang Yueyang's father will come to change shift soon, as if he is hurriedly taking Guoguo back.As a result, as soon as I entered the ward, I was shocked by the scene in front of me - I saw two old ladies sitting on the bed and sitting on the stool, wiping tears face to face! Seeing Duan Fei coming in, Jiang Yueyang's mother patted Duan Fei's mother's hand: "Old sister, I know what you want to say, don't worry." Duan Fei's mother nodded while continuing to wipe her tears, dragged Guoguo to her side, pointed to Jiang Yueyang's mother and said to Guoguo, "Guoguo, call me grandma." "Grandma." Guoguo called out crisply, and Jiang Yueyang's mother immediately burst into tears again with her well-behaved appearance. I saw her touching the top of Guoguo's head and answering with sobs: "Good boy..." Duan Fei only felt that the atmosphere was really weird to death. After sending his mother and Guoguo out of the hospital, Duan Fei couldn't help but ask, "Mom, what did you tell Jiang Yueyang his mother?" "What can I say? Let's talk about the children," Duan Fei's mother sighed, "It's not easy for her. When she was young, she met a powerful mother-in-law. She had to carry water during confinement, and her pants were full of blood. Every time she walked away Bloody footprints... In the end, she served her mother-in-law all her life, and she passed away the year before last. She was in her eighties and died. I thought that I could live a good life for two days, but my son didn't get married, and I didn't even have a grandchild... I Say you guys hurry up and have a baby after you get married, we parents are already so old, how long can we wait?" Duan Fei was completely confused: "Isn't it... Just tell me about the history of the revolutionary family, and she agrees to marry Jiang Yueyang?" "She's not a bad person." Duan Fei's mother glanced at her daughter and sighed, "I'm talking about your sister-in-law. She is also a girl from a good family. She has a good temper and a good appearance, but she hasn't been able to have children for so many years. It's hard to get here. I gave birth to a child when I was married for seven or eight years. Although she is also a girl, we as grandparents also feel very distressed. Your sister-in-law is also a reasonable person, and she is very filial to our old couple... In fact, life is to compare your heart to your heart. If someone is good, others can treat you well. For a solid-minded child like my daughter, if she meets a kind mother-in-law, she has to give her heart to others? It’s a pity that the people I met before were not good. You yourself were young and careless at that time. It ruined a good marriage..." "Mom—" Duan Fei looked at his mother moved, unable to speak. Duan Fei's mother sighed, and took her daughter's hand: "In my opinion, Jiang Yueyang's mother was angry with her mother-in-law when she was young, so when I talked about your grievances at that time, she shed tears. She is a soft-hearted person. I won’t treat you badly in the future. She didn’t agree with you to be with Xiaojiang later, but it’s just because mothers are afraid that their children will be wronged, and they are afraid that their children will not meet good people. You are also a mother, so you should understand .” "I know." Duan Fei bowed his head and said. "Fortunately, they are all reasonable people. It's fine if the truth is understood." Duan Fei's mother let out a long sigh of relief, "As for the future... If you really like Xiao Jiang, you should bear it. Parents don't stop I love you, but I don’t want you to regret it. You can’t regret it in this life. Once you regret it, you will hold your breath. Once you hold your breath, you will easily get sick. You have to think about the best in everything, you know?” Duan Fei nodded, and when he blinked, tears fell onto the road.In the winter wind, Guoguo looked up at her mother's face and asked, "Mom, are you crying?" Duan Fei knelt down, buried his face on his daughter's shoulder, and replied in a low voice, "No, a snowflake fell from Mom's eyes." Guoguo reached out to touch her mother's face, smiled, and said softly, "Grandma said that when snow melts, it turns into water." Duan Fei nodded, sniffed, then looked into his daughter's eyes and smiled and replied: "Yes, Guoguo is really smart." In the warm sun in the winter afternoon, there was no wind on this day, and Duan Fei felt that the snow that had fallen in his heart for many years had finally melted. After that, Duan Fei never saw Meng Xu again. Soon, winter passed and spring came. Jiang Yueyang's exams were over, his results were announced, and the list of candidates was announced. He will soon be the deputy mayor in charge of culture, education and health in a county-level city under City G... ...but Duan Fei never heard from Meng Xu again. When she was most worried, she also approached Gu Xiaoying, who was on vacation at home, to inquire about Meng Xu, but the information that Gu Xiaoying, who is always well-informed, was very vague: someone said that Meng Xu went to teach in a university in the south. Some people say that he was lured away by overseas universities with high salaries, and some people say that he became obsessed with studying Buddhist statues and finally became a monk. Art schools are never lacking in imagination, so Meng Xu's sudden resignation is a big deal. It is a mystery, and countless bizarre versions have been derived from it. Duan Fei knew that none of this was true, but the real answer, a secret she wanted to protect for the rest of her life. She just felt sad, she didn't know, how could a couple who were so good in the past, also a couple who said they would love each other for a lifetime, come to this day?As for Meng Xu, even though he hurt her and frightened her, but he came to this point... She couldn't do it without regrets, sadness, or heartache. When she is free, Duan Fei often feels that her thirty years are like a dream: studying, getting married, getting divorced, and meeting another man who pulls her out of despair, warms her, gives her a home, and even She even changed jobs because of her—if her first half was too bumpy, the second half was almost as smooth as an eight o'clock soap opera. Of course, there are occasional minor troubles, such as Jiang Yueyang's father. Compared with his mother who was soft-hearted enough to compromise, Jiang Yueyang's father still cannot accept the fact that his son married a "divorced and troubled woman".On the day Duan Fei and Jiang Yueyang went to get their marriage certificate, Jiang Yueyang's father took his wife who had recovered and was discharged to his younger brother's house early in the morning. He only left General Tie to guard the door, and made it clear that he would not accept this daughter-in-law and would not allow them to visit the house. . Later, it was Jiang Yueyang's mother who missed her son, and sneaked to Jiang Yueyang's residence in the art school, and told her son who was packing up and preparing to move to Duan Fei's house: "Don't blame your father, he wants face all his life. It's hard to think about it. You two had better have a baby quickly, as soon as you see the baby, your father will be tempted!" Jiang Yueyang sighed, put his arms around his mother's shoulders and said: "Mom, you are such a good seed of the underground party!" The old lady glanced at her son: "Do you remember? Hurry up! There is also a wedding. Although Duan Fei is married twice, we have only one son like you, so we have to do it." Jiang Yueyang was very embarrassed: "Let her marry again... Would she be willing? It's too late to keep a low profile on this kind of thing." The old lady stared: "Is she willing to have anything to do with me? All I know is that it is impossible for my son to get married without a wedding! If she doesn't want to, she can also find a second marriage!" "Mom, what you said is really not kind," Jiang Yueyang sighed, "Duan Fei changed Guoguo's surname the day he got his household registration, isn't that sincere enough?" "I'm not kind? I gave her all my sons, am I not kind?" The old lady looked at her son with hatred, "People say they forget their mothers when they have a daughter-in-law. It's true! Jiang Yueyang You are really promising!" Jiang Yueyang comforted his mother with a headache: "Don't worry, wait for me to discuss it with her. In fact, I also want to keep everything simple. After all, I have to go to the government right now, and I'm afraid that people will think I'm ostentatious. Not only It’s a matter of first marriage and second marriage.” Upon hearing the reason, the old lady immediately accepted it, and immediately said clearly: "Then let me discuss it with your father, anyway, there must be no ceremony, or we can make the scale smaller. " "Mom! You are really my own mother—" Jiang Yueyang quickly hugged his mother and sighed, and was elbowed out by the old lady, "Ouch" yelled. I only heard the old lady emphasize again: "Hurry up and have a baby, do you hear me, have a baby!" Jiang Yueyang nodded like pounding garlic: "Hurry up, we must hurry up!" The old lady left with confidence. Looking back, Jiang Yueyang went to persuade Duan Fei: "Fei Fei, shall we have a simpler wedding?" Duan Fei frowned: "Can't the relatives have a light meal together?" "My dad wants to save face, and his old colleagues will always invite them." Jiang Yueyang pleaded, "Besides, I have to give him a chance to show off when I change jobs. no?" "Ten tables?" Duan Fei's eyes widened, "Ten tables are not a lot..." "I've made up my mind and divided the guests into categories. All ten tables will go into the private room, and they won't meet each other. The chat environment is relatively simple, just like a gathering of friends. They chat while drinking, and finally forget that it's a wedding banquet. "Jiang Yueyang is confident. Duan Fei's heart was still lumpy, but looking at Jiang Yueyang's appearance, he felt that he should also compromise a bit, so he didn't say anything else. So the matter was settled like this - it is said that there will be an auspicious day in more than a month, and Duan Fei and Jiang Yueyang will go back to their hometown in the suburbs to get married.This time, Guoguo didn't have to drag her mother's wedding dress. Instead, she ordered a small red cheongsam to match the bride's cheongsam with her mother's help, and paired it with two small buns. It looked like a Chinese doll in a shop window, very cute. Both Gu Xiaoying and Xu Xin went to Duan Fei's house on the day of trying on clothes - at that time, Gu Xiaoying was more than eight months pregnant, and Xu Xin had already passed her early pregnancy.The two pregnant women sit together, looking very dramatic.Duan Fei sent Guoguo to touch their stomachs, and asked, "Guoguo, do you think Aunt Gu and your aunt are having a baby boy or a baby girl?" Guoguo touched it seriously, and answered with certainty: "Baby girl!" "Why?" All three looked at Guoguole. "Girl babies don't snatch my toys, boy babies are too naughty," Guoguo stood in the living room with folded hands in a cheongsam and sighed like a little adult, "I hate Zhang Kaixiang the most, he always grabs my ass Braids. Huh, I will bully girls, and I will definitely be useless when I grow up." The three of them laughed. Of course, there is another very happy thing happening this spring - Guan Tong was sent to the Provincial Party School to study for three months after the new year, so during the most important three months before and after the baby was born, he could live at home in City G This made Gu Xiaoying very happy. But this kind of happiness didn't last long, and soon Teacher Gu lost his temper again. The reason stems from Guan Tong’s unchanging living habits for many years—whether before or after marriage, as long as he doesn’t work overtime, he always insists on studying written materials and business magazines for three hours after dinner, and washes and rests at eleven o’clock in the evening. Get up at 6:30 in the morning, wash and have breakfast within an hour, sit in the office before 8:00 and start working, even though the office stipulates that the working time is 8:30. This routine has remained unshakable for many years, except for the time when Gu Xiaoying wanted to have a child and went crazy, Guan Tong tried to go to bed at 10:30 in the evening to "fight"... He really never had an early rest. So he didn't know that during the time he was working in City B, Gu Xiaoying would get into bed before ten o'clock every night and try to cultivate drowsiness—this is certainly not a problem for a former "night owl" It's easy, but according to many people who have experienced it in the forum, if pregnant women can't develop the habit of going to bed early and getting up early, they will go to bed very late every night after the child is born.Choosing the lesser of two evils, Gu Xiaoying resolutely decided that she would rather tamper with her biological clock than give birth to a little devil! However, the work and rest habits she had finally changed were completely chaotic after Guan Tong returned home. At nine o'clock in the evening, she washed up, and Guan Tong said in surprise, "Did you go to bed so early?"; Guan Tong went in and out to change clothes and wash; at 10:30 she was half asleep and half awake and opened her eyes, and saw that Guan Tong was still reading news magazines with the bedside lamp on; But like many pregnant women, she has a nervous breakdown and can't sleep anymore... This kind of day can be tolerated for one or two days, but unacceptable for three or five days, and will definitely explode in six or seven days! So one night at eleven o'clock, Gu Xiaoying broke out completely. She sat on the bed and stared at her eyes and shouted: "Guan Tong, are you still asleep or not!" Guan Tong smiled apologetically: "You went to bed too early..." Before she finished speaking, Gu Xiaoying crackled a series of words: "I went to bed early? Am I doing it for myself? Am I not doing it for the baby? When I was just pregnant, you said you wanted to buy a few books to study, but you didn't know what to do. You have never studied! Not only do you not know what happens when you are pregnant, you don’t even know how to take care of pregnant women! You only care about maintaining your own living habits, and you don’t even think about your baby’s living habits! You sleep so late, the baby’s future The law of life is unhealthy, it is me who is arguing, and it is his (her) own growth that is affected, you know?" Guan Tong was caught off guard and scolded all over his face, so he could only continue to laugh: "It's not that exaggerated..." "If I exaggerate, I'll give birth to a puppy!" Gu Xiaoying was furious, "Guan Tong, let me tell you, I don't bother to talk about it, anyway, from today onwards, you have to wash at nine o'clock every night and go to bed at half past nine If this time is exceeded, you can go to sleep on the sofa and don’t come into the house to affect my sleep! Pregnant women’s sleep quality is not high. If you wake me up and then get kicked by your child, will I still be able to sleep?” "Okay, okay, I'll go to bed early," Guan Tong promised, and of course he was still a little unwilling, "If I don't study, I won't make progress, and I will be left behind by others..." When Mei finished speaking, she was hit by a pillow thrown by Gu Xiaoying. He caught the pillow in embarrassment and saw Gu Xiaoying growl: "If you want to make progress, sleep on the sofa! Do you know whether your future is important now or the baby's health?" important!" “宝宝重要，宝宝重要，”管桐一叠声地重复，这次什么也不敢辩解了，只能讨好地转移话题，“你要不要喝牛奶？我去给你热一杯？” “不喝！”顾小影怒气冲冲地答一句，再狠狠瞪他一眼，这才翻身盖上被子不说话了。 管桐一分钟都不敢耽误，赶紧去洗漱，然后蹑手蹑脚地上了床。关了灯，凑过去想摸摸他老婆的肚子，结果被一巴掌拍开；想去搂一下他老婆，结果又被踹一脚。他很郁闷，只好没趣地翻个身，数着绵羊艰难地培养睡意去了。 睡着前管桐想：在这个家里，他果然是越来越没有地位了。 他忍不住更好奇地想一下：不知道那些位高权重的省部级以上领导，在家里究竟有没有发言权？是不是也会被老婆一嗓子就吼得战战兢兢、如履薄冰？ 如果是那样的话……嗯，还好，他平衡了。 后来管桐才知道，这次争吵其实只能算是“热身赛”——不知道是不是因为进入了身体负担较大的孕晚期，所以情绪不稳的缘故，顾小影产前的第二个月几乎就是在烦躁不安中度过，可怜的管桐刚好在这段时间回家，故而成为了义不容辞的炮灰。 每次燃起战火的原因表面上看是多种多样的，但归根结底，不是管利明说话不注意，就是谢家蓉的生活习惯有冲突，再不就是管桐笨手笨脚……反正没有做不到，只有想不到。 比如管利明没用过冰箱，所以也不知道打开冰箱门后要关严实了，这就导致了冰箱门因为虚掩着而蹿进去很多热气，从而使冰箱里结了厚厚的霜。结霜不可怕，可怕的是冷冻室的抽屉被牢牢冻住，拖都拖不开。 再比如谢家蓉觉得用洗衣机洗衣服浪费水，用洗衣盆洗衣服不方便，所以干脆就拿厨房里的洗碗槽洗衣服——于是顾小影就眼睁睁地看着上一分钟还满是油污的洗碗槽，在下一分钟里就盛满了水，满载着洗衣粉的泡沫，里面飘荡着自己的睡衣。 还比如谢家蓉把奶箱钥匙拴在大门钥匙上，所以常常在打开奶箱取完奶之后就忘记关奶箱、拔钥匙，从而无数次把家门钥匙堂而皇之地留在奶箱门上晃来晃去，惊出顾小影一身冷汗；管利明在段斐和许莘来看顾小影的时候因为无聊而选择了洗澡，于是穿着秋衣秋裤从客人们面前晃进了洗手间，洗完澡后再挽着秋裤的裤腿又一路晃回了卧室，许莘和段斐看得瞠目结舌，顾小影觉得尴尬之余很害臊……其实这些都是小事情，若是讲给别人听，说不定还会有人笑话顾小影吹毛求疵，所以顾小影对外也从来不说这些，她只知道，很多鸡毛蒜皮的小事，轮到自己身上的时候，谁也不是神仙，谁也做不到完全不在乎，尤其是她这样的凡人，不可能不发牢骚。甚至有的时候，她在管桐面前抱怨、嘟囔，用词还颇有一些激烈与刻薄。管桐鉴于她是个孕妇，偶尔负隅顽抗一下，见只是引来了顾小影更大的怒火和更多的牢骚，怕对孩子不好，索性也就忍了。开始的时候忍的很苦闷，不过后来发生了一件事，让他也想开了。 事情是在二月底的时候，管桐的舅舅摔断了腿。顾小影听说了，便嘱咐管桐给舅舅寄点钱，又恨热情地从家里翻腾出一些土特产、保养品，让管桐一并打包裹。管桐对她的这个姿态很感动，再联想起每年过年时都是顾小影提醒他给爸妈买新衣、给外公外婆寄钱，便很有些感慨地说：“老婆你真是挺好的。” 顾小影挺诚实，也没完全接受这个赞扬，只是平静地说：“其实我知道自己平时发牢骚发得有点多，可是我真没有恶意。我就是心里烦，想找个发泄口。必经我不能对你爸妈发火，就只能对你发发脾气了。害你一直过得挺憋屈的，不好意思啊！” 顾小影一边说一边摊摊手：“不过说朕的，我这个人吧，发完眼前的牢骚也就完了，不会翻旧账，也不会真的不孝顺老人。所以只要你给我个宣泄的机会，让我不至于憋闷得生病，别影响了肚子里的孩子……我也就不要求更多了。其实你想想，咱这样也挺好的，至少不会像电视剧里演的那样，大家都不高兴，但都憋着，日积月累，等到了忍无可忍大爆发的那天，就彻底无法挽回了，那才是真正倒霉，对吧？况且，你想想，不管我怎么发牢骚，还得给你爸妈养老不是？辛苦你一个，幸福咱们全家人，也挺值的！” 管桐低头一想，觉得这道理也对，便点头表示了赞同。因为他的赞同，顾小影的心情好了很多，忍耐功力就又增加了几分。恰好也是这段时间里，顾绍泉和罗心萍好像“神算”一样常常在顾小影马上就要爆发的时候打电话嘘寒问暖，并顺便嘱咐女儿：“一定要体谅公婆的难处，他们不是不疼你，只是你觉得熟悉的一切对他们来说都太陌生了而已。” 开始时顾小影依然还是觉得委屈、烦，但后来罗心萍有句话彻底打动了顾小影，她说：“影影你换个角度想想，他们现在虽然可能给你添了些麻烦，但他们是在这个过程中努力熟悉城市生活啊！他们背井离乡到一个完全陌生地方，就为了照顾你，照顾孩子……你说他们不孤独吗？但还是不是为了你们就忍下来了？这就是父母对孩子的爱，不求回报，只顾奉献。你只要想想你有多重视你肚子里的孩子，就能知道他们有多重视管桐和你们的孩子。” 顾绍泉在一边大声附和：“任何改革都是有阵痛的。” 罗心萍又说：“听见了吗，你爸说'任何改革都是有阵痛的'，这话不假。你公婆现在就是在改革，所以你就要陪他们一起经历这种阵痛。你想想吧，现在由你来承受这些阵痛，是不是总比将来他们给你照顾孩子的时候，由孩子来承受这些阵痛要好得多？” 顾小影豁然开朗。 真的是豁然——从那以后，不管家里闹出什么幺蛾子，顾小影都再也不觉得烦了。她甚至开始不厌其烦地和谢家蓉交流，教给她使用一干电器，与她一起学习婴儿食谱……管桐看在眼里也觉得很感动，便更加配合顾小影为迎接这个孩子的到来而做出的一系列安排。于是，随着顾小影预产期的临近，家里的气氛却奇迹般的越来越祥和起来。 也是随着心情越来越好，顾小影便有更加充沛的精力去迎接宝宝的到来而做种种准备：尿布、小衣服、抱被、奶瓶、消毒锅、产妇卫生巾……拉拉杂杂收拾了满满一行李箱的待产物品。她认真做每一项产前检查，每天坚持散步锻炼，中间因为胎位不正还趴在床上做了相当长时间的胸膝位纠正操，直到累得筋疲力尽。 最累的时候，顾小影不甘寂寞，一边趴着一边骗管桐：“你不要陪我一起练练？” 管桐难得不厚道一次，站在床尾看着顾小影笑：“你这个姿势真不雅观，好像蛤蟆功。” “呸！”顾小影偏着脑袋翻白眼，累得呼哧呼哧的还没忘记继续骗人，“告诉你吧，这个蛤蟆功不仅能用来纠正胎位，还能治疗腰肌劳损、肩颈背疼。像我现在，虽然是个负重二十多斤的孕妇，但我腰不疼、背不酸，就是因为练这个蛤蟆功的缘故。” “真的？”作为一个常年伏案，并因此有着严重职业病的肩颈病患者，管桐果然上当了。 “真的！”顾小影略拍一下上半身舒口气，然后继续趴下去，龇牙咧嘴地邀请，“来试试吧。像我这样，穿宽松的衣服，空腹，先跪在床上，然后趴下去，大腿和床面要保持垂直，屁股撅高点，前胸使劲往床面靠，胳膊往前伸，脑袋偏一边……” “我看你的表情好像挺痛苦。”管桐怀疑。 “良药苦口利于病，”顾小影努力把手臂伸直，想要把动作做得标准点，但很快就以你因为肌肉拉扯的疼痛感而放弃了，转而继续说服，“你想啊，腰和肩膀都被使劲拉扯开，肌肉就在运动中，多做几次就不会那么僵硬了。” 管桐终于被顾小影鼓动起了他那点有限的好奇心，他抬头看看卧室门是关着的，再确定一下管利明和谢家蓉已经入睡，估计不会看见他的这个怪姿势，这才狠狠心，按照顾小影的指示上床趴下。但结果是显而易见的——不到五分钟，他就又爬起来了！ 顾小影很鄙视地看着管桐：“废物，才五分钟……我每天早晚各十五分钟呢！” “太遭罪了，”管桐坐在床上一边揉自己的胳膊一边问，“我这没有大肚子的都趴不住，你不累吗？” “累又怎样？”顾小影目的达成，又开始趴着闭目养神，“为了孩子，累也得忍。” “孕妇真伟大。”管桐忍不住感慨。 顾小影哼唧一声，不说话了。她在心里想：作为一个习惯于“三天打鱼两天晒网”的人，自己究竟为什么单在这件事情上有如此强大的毅力？ 其实不需要思考，答案早就呼之欲出——就是那份从没有其他情感所能超越的母爱，可以支持一切苦、一切累、一切难。那是一种无法比拟的勇气，带着一种顽强的信念，可以不畏疼痛，蔑视生死，只为腹中的那个小生命能够健康茁壮。 真的，经历过的人会记得，很多准妈妈都是这样：从早期的孕吐、尿频，到孕中期一项项繁琐忐忑的检查，再到孕晚期的憋气、困倦、翻身困难、耻骨疼，还有人会抽筋、浮肿，甚至有人备受妊娠期糖尿病与妊娠期高血压的折腾。一直到生产的那一天，那种撕心裂肺的疼痛，有人三五个小时便能熬过，有人却要经受二三十小时的煎熬。即便是破腹产，术后麻醉剂效力消失后的刀口疼痛，加上乳汁分泌前的开奶痛苦，或是乳腺炎所带来的高烧不退……无人能够替你承受。 但是，没有人会放弃。 因为，也从来没有哪种喜悦，能像现在这样温暖生动——随着宝宝越来越大，胎动的力度也越来越大，于是顾小影每天最大的乐趣就变成掀开衣服看着自己波澜起伏的肚皮笑。虽然这种力度带来的是内脏被踢踹时无可避免的疼痛感，但她还是喜欢把双手放在肚皮上轻轻画圈，然后欣喜地感受着宝宝迎向她手心的撞击感。有几次她还摸到了宝宝的腿骨，这让她忍不住热泪盈眶起来。 而管桐显然也迷上了这项和宝宝互动的活动：现在不用顾小影督促，他也会早早洗漱上床，利用每天晚上睡觉前的时间摸摸顾小影的肚子，和睡前习惯做柔软体操的宝宝打个招呼，感受他（她）左三圈、右三圈的翻滚。他像所有那些准爸爸一样，无论是感受到宝宝有力量的踢打还是有数量的连续活动都觉得格外兴奋。而顾小影会趁这个时间笑着给他补课，这是宝宝在打嗝，他（她）要通过这种方式锻炼自己的肺泡，为他（她）来到这个世界上做身体上的准备……也是到这个时候，管桐终于承认：能陪自己的孩子长大，感受他（她）成长的每一个步骤，真的是很幸福的一件事。 而顾小影则闭上眼，微笑着想：宝宝你知道吗，你是上天赐给爸爸妈妈的礼物，因为有你，妈妈举得很幸福，很幸福……是的，“幸福”，他们不约而同想到了这个词。因为这个孩子的到来，让他们第一次感觉到，当爱情走到亲情，当二人世界变为三口之家，那是怎样的幸福，如暖流漫过心田。反过来说，当那个属于他们的孩子，带着爸爸妈妈的爱来到这个世界，“幸福”，也是爸爸妈妈所能够给他（她）的最抽象也最美好的礼物。 为此，哪怕倾其所有。